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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-05-14

10 gather good pictures IN Your homes.
Spread them before your children after
the tea honr Is past and the evening
circle Is gathered. Throw them on
the inyalid's couch. Strew them
through the rail train to cheer the
traveller on his journey. Tack them
on the wall Of the nursery. Gather
them in albums and portfolios. God
speed the good pictures on their way
with ministries of knowledge and
mercy.
Young man, buy not this moral
strychnine for your soul. Pick not up
this nest of coiled adders for your
pocket. Patronize no news stand that
keeps them. Have your room bright
with good engravings, but for these
outrageous pictorials have not one
wall, not one bureau, not one pocket.
A man is no better than the pictures
he loves TO look at. If your eyes are
not pure, your heart can not be. At a
newsstand one can guess the char
acter of a man by the kind Of pictorial
he purchases When the devil fails 10
get man TO read q bad book, he some
times succeeds in getting him 10 look
at bad picture. When Satan goes
fishing he does not care whether it is
long line or short line, IL he only
draws his victim in. Beware OF las
civious pictorials, young man, in the
name of Almighty God / charge you.
Cherish good books and newspapers.
Beware of the bad ones. One column
may save your soul; one paragraph
may ruin il. Benjamin Franklin said
that the reading of Cotton Mather's
essay on "Doing Good" nodded his
entire life. The assassin of Lord Rus
sell declared that he was led into crime
by reading one vivid romance. The
consecrated John Angel James, than
whom England never produced a bet
ter man, declared in his old days that
he had never yet got over the evil eff
fects Of having For fifteen minutes
once read a bad book.
60 home to-day, and look through
your library, and then, having looked
through your library, look on the stand
where you keep your pictorials and
newspapers, and apply the Christian
principles have laid down this morn
ing. If there is anything in your
home that can not stand the test, do
not give it away, for it might spoil an
immortal soul; do not sell it, for the
money you get would be the price of
blood; but rather kindle fire on your
kitchen hearth, or in your back yard,
and then drop the poison in it, and
keep stirring the blaze until from pre-
face to appendix there shall not be a
single paragraph left, and the bonfire
in Brooklyn shall be as consuming as
that one in the streets Of Ephesus.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-05-14
scIf.Assertlng.

y woman richly dressed entered n
city street car lately, and when the
conductor approached, handed him a
twenty dollar gold piece.
81 cannot change that for six cents"
he said, politely.
~ have nothing less" was the curt
reply.
The alternative before the man was
10 put her off the car, or TO pay her
fare out of his own pocket. Not hav-
ing courage to turn so magnificent a
parsonage out into the street, he chose
the latter course, and said nothing.
In week she repeated the same
trick, and the conductor, still awed by
her manner and dress, allowed himself
again TO be cheated in silence. Hav-
ing told the story, however, 10 the
superintendent, he received canvas
bag containing nineteen silver dollars
and ninety-four cents in pennies. One
rainy morning soon after, the woman
appeared again.
$50 sorry always TO have large
money" she said, calmly, holding out
the gold piece.
"Oh. that's all right, ma'aml" The
conductor took IL, and emptied the
heap Of silver and bronze into her lap.
I'll will not take itr' she stormed.
"Then you must leave the car" he
replied, quietly.
A similar story Is told Of woman
who contrived during several hours TO
occupy with her satchels and shawls
two seats in crowded car of a train
on western railroad. Old women
and ladies with children in turn stood
looking appealingly at her, unable TO
find a seat. But her stately manner
and naughty stare daunted them. The
conCu tor, without remonstrance,
found places for them in another car.
At last, a huge, slovenly ranch woman,
carrying a lunch basket redolent of
onions and garlic, came in.
"There Is place for you. Take it,"
said the conductor.
She took it, amidst the covert emiles
of the passengers. and occupied it dur
Ing the rest OF the long journey.
1t is true that such women as these
in our mixed social life frequently as
sumo authority on the strength OF
their rich clothes and money. They
succeed in imposing upon their fellow
passengers, tier trades-people and
servants. who are puzzled by them,
and treat them by turns with insolence
or subserviency.
But nobody is ever puzzled by the
true gentle woman; the woman, what
ever be her rank, who meets us with
self respect, kindness and gentleness,
does not wear armor of proof against
insult. She carries rather the magic
witch hazel, which finds the fountain
of good in every heart, and changes
rudeness from the coarsest and most
vulgar into Difference and respect
Youths Companion.
Connacffeut has fem IivfnO ax.Cov
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-05-14

Connecticut has ten living ex-Goy-
ernors.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22
THE HEIGHT OF GREAr MEN.

It seems to be fact that great poets.
eSsayists. scholars and philosophical
thinkers are, as a rule, SMALL while great
generals. orators and politicians-those
who are engaged in doing rather than
thinking-are usually above the average
stature. There is a reason for it: those
who possess the most vitality are apt to
make the biggest noise in the world.
Washington was a large man; so were
COrtez, Charlemagne and Wellington: so
were Webster, Clay. Tom Corwin, Tom
Marshall. Lincoln, Chase, Sumner; so are
Gladstone, Bismarck, Ferry, Cleveland,
Blaine and Gen. Sherman When men
who have Won distinction are not tall they
generally make it up in breadth, like
Bonaparte. Stephen A. Douglas and Sheri
dan: The thinkers of the world have gen
orally been small: aS Cicero, Aristotle.
Bacon, Alexander Pope. Alexander Ham.
ilton and Oliver Wendell Holmes. The
members of the Senate. ever since
that body was established, have
been about an inch taller than The
sverage height of American men Sue.
ceSsful American editors have generally
been tall men, averaging six feet high and
over 200 pounds. as the elder Bennett,
Thurlow Weed, James Watson Webb,
Horace Greeley, Wilbur F Stoicv. MUrat
Halstead, Joseph Medill Whtelaw Reid.
Joseph Pulitzer. Joseph r. Hawley and
Charles A Dana-all fine specimens Of full
grown men. Great orators are almost III
ways large men, and such specimens as
Joseph Cook. Henry Ward Beocher. Col.
Robert G. Ingersoll, w. H. ii. Murray.
Rev. NJ, Withrow. MIR Moody, Roscoe
CoEkling and Dewitt Talmadge are famii-
lar 10 the eye of The present generation Of
Americans. These orators are not ONLY
alike in weighing 225 pounds apiece. but
they further resemble each other in pos.
sesslng keen sense of both humor and
pathos. and in being coarse -grained-of the
earth earthly. If they had not been of
coarse texture they would have died Young.
and II they were not large they would have
lacked the physical strength to surpaSs thc
sharp competitions of their time In New
York and Chicago alike it IS proycrbial
that the great merchants outweigh their
clerks
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22
Quaker Testimony.

Mrs. a NJ. DAuphin, CT Philadelphia. has
done great deal 10 make known te ladies'
there The great alCe Of Mrs, Piukham's
Vegetable Compound, as cure for their
troubles aud diseases. She writes as follows:
"Ay,ung lady Of this city while bathing
some years ago WIS lhr5wn violently agaiast
the lie line AMI the iuj0Ii=s rt c.ived resulted
In au Cvarian tLmOr which greR and enlarz-
et until death seemed cert in. Her Lhysi-
c'an taally ADVISED ber to try Mrs, Pink
ham Compound. She did so and in a
smart lime ths tumor Sas dissolved and she
l. now In perfect health | also know 81
many cases where the medicine has been of
great V.lue IN prevenin. miscarriage ana
.IeSilling III ? ius aud dangers of child.
birth. Philadelphia lajies appreciate the
worth of this medicine and its great value. =
Sent by nail in Pin and Lozenge form Oh
receipt of pee 81. Mrs. pIBkham. LYNN.
Mass. A.so id Eatr1; all at druggists.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22
sULT.N srIr7F.s MOSQUE.

Sultan Selim's mosque at AdrianOple IS
Ae finest in the Moslem world Seen from
q distance in the train, its rOtund and four
tall minaretS make it look to Western ewes
Ike 4 huge gasOmetcr, but il is worth,
while spending day at AdriQpOpic if only
to see the inside OF this marvellous build
ing. Since the Russians last came here
and stamped all over the place with their
muddy boots the Turks are no longer par
hcular about requiring giaOurs to 90 in un-
shOd servant brings capaCiOuS ba-
bouches, which you .irag on over your
boots. and then YOU skate respectfully over
the eXquisitely clean mating which covers
the entire floor. The vast cXpanSe of this
circular floor, the height of the dome, the
countless painted arches and columns. and
the perfect stiffness of the place broken only
by the Spiashing OF a sma.I fountain into
q marble basin, produce strangely subdu-
ing effect. Thousands and thousands Of
cOlOred oil lamps hang in gaylands from
the pillars and walls. and when all these
are lighted up for religious festival, and
when the floor cannot bI seen tor the mul.
utUdc of wOrshlppers, all kneeing, with
their heads bent and their palms on their
thighs, the sight. rs those who have wit
messed it say, Is one never to be forgotten.
HIS mosque OF ceIm mas WV windows,
and a thousandth, which is closed The
great Sultan had ordered thousand win
dOws and when he heard that there was
one short he sent for the architect and
strOked his beard with IN air which bodcd
no good; but the architect who deserved
to live III the days Of puff advertisements,
remarked that mosque With thousand
windows would convey nothing Of Cddity
to the curious, whereas a mosque with 99J
windows and one closed would set people
talking and wondering for ages The
mosque has another legend connected with
q stone violet plant which IS carved over its
fountain. y poor man, who owned part
of the ground over which the mosque is
built, refused To sell his land unless
violet which had been painted by his wife
TGs allowed to bloom upon it, The Sui.
ian accepted the condition and the violet
was carefully rallied in and tended, but in
time it died, and the sovereign ordered
that fountain should be erected on the
spot where it had blosSomed, and that a
stone violet should be carved upon it as a
symbol OF marital cOnstancv
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

On Monday last the American Fishing
companys steamer L. 5. Grant lowered lis
400 fathOms Of netting in The ocean. about
twenty miles off New Years point, which
is ON the San Mateo county coast. To
ward evening terrible commotion was no
tiCed in the water where the netting was
lowered, and, upon hauling it up. an i'm
mense shark was found to be cnlanglCd in
II. The monster was left IN the net for over
twentyfour hours, until il had drowned
itself. 1t was then hauled up. aud. after
much difficulty. was got aboard thc
steamer. The shark is of the man catinr
species. anG is probably tie largest thai
was ever captured On the Pacific coast.
From the point of it, nose 10 the tin of
It's tail it measured ID feet. Ii is - feet in
circumference and weighs l0.00O pounds
Judging from the dimensions and the ,izc
of its mouth, it is safe to say that tic
monster could swallow half dozen good.
sized men and still be hungry.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22
Heroes and HerOineS.

There are few who endure bodily troubles
without complaint. Did you ever NEE,
among the heroes Or heraines of yoar acquain-
t'nce-it any such there have heen-ouG
with yellOwish cast of Countenance aud
that lauadiccd aspect generally, which the
most unpracticed eye recognizes as the pro.
duct or dls0rdered liver, who Did rot COM
pain, and pecvjsbly, too of the soreuess of
the recalcilrant organ, of pains beneath the
the hight shoulder blade OF dyspeptic symp-
toms, cor OIsnpatiOn and headache? OF course
yon never did, and of course the individual
was not using IlostetJers Stomach Bitters,
or re you'd not so have l0aked-sO have
complained. To purify the blood when con
animated with bic and conduct the secretion
into Its proper channel, 10 re-essabish
regularity oC the bowels, Danish bilious head.
ache ana remove impeGiments to complete
digestion, nothing eau approach in eifclcy
this peerless Alternative AMI nic. Maiar;at
complain s. always Involving the liver and
kidney and h oder inactivity, are remedied
oy 1t. 1t Is a capital appetizer.
bt,rs = -
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

last legislature OF the Territory aholishes all
all the laws then i'll force, special and gcner.
al, aud adopted an entirely new code 10 90 in
TO effect on ,luly |. Tie code is still in the
printer hands.in ST. Louis, and the officials
and the people OF the Territory are totslly ig
norant OF the new laws. All The courts
have been closed and will remain souutil the
code Is distributed. No doubt the Arizona
cosbOy enjoys the situa ion.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

IT is announced that Ouldas new Amer
ican novel is to be strictly moral in tone.
Its scenes are probably located in ST.
Louis, town that blushCs ut ballet and
closes its ears with lis hands at the sound
OF champagne cork.
Mr. HALsTEAD's candidate for the Prcsi-
dcncy IS John Sherman, and as Mr.. Hal
stead's candidate is generally the man he
has most Shamcfully abused. IN effort will
probably be made 10 recall what he has
ever said about John Sherman.
WE have studied the subject carefully
and cannot come 10 q conclusion as 10 The
exact nature of the Presidents affliction.
Some say it is rheumatism. but others in.
siSt that IL is Senator Vest As between
the two. all good friends of Mr.. Cleve.
land will hope 1t is rheumatism
1T never rains but il p0urs' is an old
time axiom fiiiingly emphasized in the ex-
periencc Of a Detroit lady. Miss Henrietta
Palms. who has fallen heir 70 5000. 90
while in the same city old Senator Jones,
Of Florida. was thrown out of his buggy
and had two of his short ribs broken
PERU claims TO have q scandal in hich
circles that beats. for sensation. al high.
circle scandals hitherto known Peru's
word will be taken for il Particulars nol
required This country has 10 wash is
hands every three minutes 10 clean of the
English filth daily transmitted across thc
wires
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

al am merchant aad p'antsr," writes
Mr.. T. \. Humphrey. Of Teas. "And l. givee
me great ',essars 10 ssy that fcr sewers
coughs ard colds 4 len Luag B1's4m is The
best remedy nov offered Tor sac I lAre
induced many 10 try II. With the bgsi Of re-
suits" At druggists, 25c 60, snl 81 O0
bottle
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

An English woman is about to establish
"a school for Wives" She proposes to in
struct her pupils in cookery, dressmaking,
physiology, bookkeeping, elocution and de
hating. 1t is doubtful if there is any need
TO teach wives The art of debating. They
learn that quickly enough in their little dis
pGtes with their husband.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

In bis cross-examination of surgeon, the
lawyer sail that doctor ought to give his
opinion without making mistake. The
surgeon replied: "Ttey are as capable
as .lawyers. The lawyer said: "a Doctors
mis- axes are buried six feet under ground. q
lawyers are not" '.No." said the surgeon;
''but they are sometimes hung as many feet
above ground
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

GENT g. Kniffen. war dept, Washing
ton, ID. c., after two years, says: ''My
wife has not had an attack for TWO ysars.
| rust St Jacobs Oil will reach the ut
termost paris of the eart6, and do as much
good 10 every house as il has in mine.'
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

Mr.. Frank L. Cox, foreman Herald and
Times, Gouyerneur, n. Y, writes: Il
eprained my ankle very badly and suffered
Intense pain. Oae botsie st. Jacobs Oil
cured the sprains ana reduced tn swelling"
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

When I nsTrIed Georgia" sail Frank.
my felix's told re | was foolish e. Hed a
grl who didn't know kow 10 use rollin9-
p'n. Thurisr. h9W they nisjnjgsd hsr. DO
you. see thA: lump on my head.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

Fer . eents va viii seni the Boss recipe
that gli' clean the diTtiest clock n Eve min.
uies al cost Of one cent, without iakiBz the
clock apart. Iowa Novelty Co.
DlveuEert. Icra
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

Cat irks,ands. made uf Clina, are some
thing new. Lit up your cats beau and
there's your ink.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

Statistics show tina; We elhave l62 doctor:
20 every 10000 population. In England the
proportion is cnly 6 to 10000.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

m;1i;yo a young E man belonging Il
perfect mental wreck by 1Ua, ora vas MI
,h;a nt.e1 M l0ar years of doctors = cole.
mnsh ,mns MOSle Ner'e EOod tsas y ? % asssss
months, '' cured bin \ =
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

Higgins-Hog's this. old bow Dg for
the West? Thought YOU were z, ing 70
Europe"
Wiggins-So | am. via Pacific occsn
and Sucz canal, The Atlantic's ;,ei.i:.g
too crowded FOR sale travel.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

Divine love is secret flower, which in $
early bud Is happiness, and in It's full bloom
Is heaven.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

"HR never crossed his small I's." feeling.
" complained the fault finding oomposis0r
Ai the funeral Of the ediioF who VAS alw1vs
kind 70 the pTiniingofhce cat lie; ether
r,1ifnrn nrn,alato fha nrnn1d erar,,.f~ -,,A
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

Many woman who does not know even
the multiplication table can figure IN so =
cietY.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

Do all the good you can in The world and
make as little noise ahont it ss possible.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

A man without ambition is like dough
wi.ho2t leaVen to make IL rise.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

very few men are so st;,,.
VIII not share kiss with 10y that u.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

Oar frequent orders durizg he usss gre
years astssi the merits of Jour 'Tansila's
Punch" seen cigar.
MIxTKR s CusHIxo, DEUgg'ss. Princeton,
III
The ..TAnsilTa Puneh" Sc eigsr gives Na.l
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

F'so,s Remedy for Catarr6 !.
use' 1t is not liquid or snus ssseaAas
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

When bushes is run down" il is time
TO have Il wound upn
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

Kindness is the borer -.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

0p!3I !: +. $i3S!.;: = :.s.,... ~: : :.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-20
A COURAGEOUS MAN.
Something About the First Individual
That Carried an Umbrella

Something About the First Individual
That Carried an Umbrella.
The first man who ventured TO walk
the streets of London with an umbrella
was Joseph Hanway. The sensation,
of course, was great He might have
walked the streets with a boil on his
nose, or a policeman on each arm with
out attracting any particular attention.
but he couldn't do it with an UMBRELLA
The rain was pouring. though it didn't
hinder the people from pouring into
the street to look at him. Some fol-
lowed him, laughing and jeering, until
they wore soaked to the skin, but
Joseph kept right on in his own placid
way, shedding smiles on the multitude
rs his umbrella shed the rain. No
doubt his politeness impelled him to
offer its shelter TO some poor woman
caught in the storm. but we venture to
say that no woman was caught under
that umbrella on its experimental
trip. The sex is too susceptible to
ridicule for that. Joseph continued
to brave ridicule and carry his UNI
brella until people got used to seeing
it. and one day when a neighbor call
ing at his house tried to borrow it.
promising to return it without delay.
he knew that opposition was at an end
and the reign of the umbrella was be-
gun. We suspect that the neighbor
failed to return the umbrella, thereby
establish ing precedent that has held
good ever since. 1t would be curious
to know whether the first umbrella
carrier was in the habit of carrying
it under his arm when it wasn't rain
ing, with the point protruding at
convenient angle for jabbing out the
eyes of the person following. 1t is a
very old as well as pernicious habit.
difficult to eradicate. A man doesn't
give it up even after having his own
eve punched out. We wish to think
kindly of Joseph Hanway, and hope he
did not introduce that vile habit with
the umbrella
People do not laugh at the umbrella
any more. except when the wind turns
ii wrcls side out 1T street corner.
or the negro minstrel whacks the table
with it in comic speeeh.-TerGs Sift-
inQS.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-20
WHAT SHE WANTED.

s1edidn't want corner lot way out in Kansas
City;
She DIDN'T want Turkish rug, she didn't think
them pretty.
She hadn't any use tor oils, for chronos or for
waters:
She stuck her nose up at the dresses worn by
Jones daughters.
She just detested diamonds, and thought jew
elry vulgar;
She had no love for ornaments, Roumanian or
Bllgar.
She wouldn't drive in coach and four, although
she might have had en-,
But trudged along the street, as did her great
forefather, Adam.
She didn't like to travel on the trains they went
too RAPID:
And journey cross the ocean main she never
Yet had mapped
She didn't Ike the drama. and she thought the
ballet horrid;
She didn't like the weather cold, nor Jet so very
torrid
in poems.
Although she'd now and then look over those
BY DR.. Holmes.
She didn't care for household work, and had no
love for dishes;
She let her mother darn her hose, for she detest-
ed stitches.
She didn't care for isms. and she never wrote a
letter
To the papers, telling how she'd try to make the
whole word better.
She lived in Massachusetts, she was freckled
old and tanned,
And all on earth she wanted was-a marriage
able man.
George S. Cratsnden, in TTd-BuS
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-20
CURRENT COMMENTS.

1t is said that the machinery Of
Foraker's mouth is similar to that of a
lawn mower.-1tlanta Constitution.
The latest utterances of futile
ut st. Louis destroy the hope that he
could reform and cast aside his bascr
parts. The leopard can not change
his spots. nor the meek and lowly ass
abridge his ears. Chicago Herald.
The fine Italian hand of James
Gillespie Blaine manipulated the New
York Republican convention through
the mediumship of William Walter
Phelps. The platform is Blaineism
crvstaliZe1 Boston Globe.
William Walter Phelps is can
didate for the next United States Sem
atorship from New Jersey. With
Phelps in the Senate it might not be an
easy matter for old Hoar to hold his
place rs the best friend in the Senate
of all the railroad and other cooper
alive monopolies. Chicago Times.
Colonel Fred d. Grant comes
before the citizens of New York with a
certificate of bad character furnished
to him by his party associates, the Re-
publican Senate. That body rejected
him for an Office IT, which he WAS ap-
pointed by Governor Hill out of re-
spect for his father. the lac General.
The colonel is heavily handicapped. -
Buffalo Times.
why are Mr.. Blaine's boys to be
sighted? Why should not one of them
have place on the next Republican
National ticket? We might thus have
the Blaine name. the Blaine magnet
ism and the Blaine sentiment without
the Mulligan letters and all the other
dead weight known as Blaineism.-
Louisville COurier-Journ1L.
-Chauncey Depew declares that he
is not a candidate for the Presidency,
bit is abundantly satisfied with hi:
present job as president of the New
York Central Incidentally, he adds
that, in the latter position, he has 3D.
900 employees under him. each a mar
and voter. All of which facts, COM
ing from so eminent sour e, have Il
certain interest--CaicaJo Herald
Measured by Foraker's mouth,
the Republican party of OHIO is tre-
mendous affair; measured by the eff
feet of its law providing for mixed
schools, it is successful in its efforts to
drive capable negro teachers out OF the
schools. and is also successful in its Ell.
forts to cripple the public school sys-
TEN. Take it altogether, the Foraker
party is entitled to its laurels; but il
the negroes OF Ohio have any intelli-
gence they will feel that, under the
guise of .smixed Schools" a blow has
been struck at their race.-AtiaEta
Constellation.